//------------------------------// // Showing the Princesses // Story: Sweetie Belle learns Magic and very, very, weird things happen. // by Belle Pepper //------------------------------// A stream of oohs and aahs flowed from the streets of Canterlot as a golden chariot descended from the skies in front of the royal castle. In there, were Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle. The young alicorn was wearing a gray cloak that covered her entirely. "Twilight," Sweetie Belle asked the lavender mare, taking off her hood. "You really think it's the best idea to tell the Princesses? Are they gonna tell everypony, and then those uptight Canterlot nobles'll try to make me into a 'Proper Princess?'" "Trust me, darling," Rarity assured Sweetie Belle, "I certainly won't let them!" Even with her friends support, she was still nervous. She took a deep breath and put the hood over her head as a member of the royal guard approached the chariot and opened the door. The guard approached the Princess. "Princess Twilight." The guard asked her. "What brings you to visit the castle?" "Important news for the Princesses." Twilight responded. The guard proceeded to unlock the gate, and the nine ponies exited the chariot. They walked through a long set of corridors, with Twilight giving an occasional "yes," or "no" to the guards. At last, they reached the throne room. There, sat Celestia and Luna. They were on their thrones, drinking tea, and were overlooking a document from Parliament before they diverted their gaze to the group of the ponies. "Princesses." Twilight began. "I found her." At this Celestia spit out her tea all over the papers. "Sister!" Luna yelled in shock. "You hath just destroyed a bill whose purpose was to pass a law about wearing your helmet all the time when you're on a bicycle!" "It doesn't matter, right?" Celestia answered her sister. "Now, to the matter at hand." She pointed to Sweetie Belle. "Please remove your cloak." Sweetie Belle gulped. She pulled off her cloak, revealing her horn, and her brand new set of wings. Something she hadn't noticed was that each feather on the four tips of her wings were in a pattern of Ruby Red and Emerald Green. This time it was Luna who spit out her tea. "WE REQUEST AN EXPLANATION! YOU HATH ASCENDED A FILLY FOR NO REASON!" "Well," Celestia began, "While you were on the moon, I came across the legend of the 'Master of the Elements,' who would be called either the 'Princess' or 'Prince' of the Elements, harnessing the power of the Elements of Harmony, the Earth, and the Emotional Spectrum of a pony. However, I doubted this 'myth,' as I called it, and dismissed as such. But... I have been proven wrong by the filly you see before you." Pinkie Pie, after hearing this, said "Oh! Oh! Oh! I have something to say." "Yes, Miss Pie, you can speak your mind." Celestia replied. "So..." Pinkie Pie asked, taking a deep breath. "Because Sweetie Belle went all crazy and she revealed she was a Princess and Twilight gave her wings, so now she's an Official Princess.... wait.... what makes you an 'Official Princess?' Twilight knew Sweetie Belle was a Princess 'cause her magic was really strong, but do you need to be an Alicorn to be a Princess? Do you? Do you? Do yoooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu?" "Get to the point!" Rainbow Dash yelled. "Therefore shouldn't we throw Sweetie Belle here a super-gigantic-humongously-fun Coronation party?" "A Coronation! Of course." Luna answered. "We should get started right away."